| Study characteristics |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
249 |
| Interventions |
Home visit, average 1 hour, emotional and educational support, encouraging use of participant's social networks for support |
| Outcomes |
EORTC QLQ‐30, EORTC CR38, HADS |
| Theoretical Basis |
Counselling |
| Cancer Site |
Colon |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face‐to‐face |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Computer generated block randomisation |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Concealed random number allocation |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
